Coraline by Neil GaimanAnna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsA Monster Calls by Patrick NessDracula by Bram Stoker
Awesome Young-Adult Halloween Reads
215 books — 226 voters
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsAsylum by Madeleine RouxGirl of Nightmares by Kendare BlakeHollow City by Ransom Riggs
Young Adult Horror: Ghosts
146 books — 191 voters

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzCoraline by Neil GaimanMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThe Witches by Roald DahlThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Spooky books for Kids
241 books — 199 voters
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeGirl of Nightmares by Kendare BlakeDoll Bones by Holly Black
YA/Children Mystery And Horror
154 books — 237 voters

City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
Spooky Middle Grade Reads
391 books — 265 voters
Ring by Kōji SuzukiWhen Ghosts Call Us Home by Katya de BecerraBurn the Negative by Josh WinningHorror Movie by Paul TremblayFound by Andrew Cull
Lost films & cursed movies
53 books — 19 voters

Burn after Reading by Catherine Ryan Howard
2025 Mystery Thrillers True Crime
66 books — 57 voters
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesHome Before Dark by Riley SagerWonderland by Zoje Stage
Best Dark Fiction of 2020
164 books — 353 voters

Bird Box by Josh MalermanInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantMy Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady HendrixThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixAnna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
485 books — 1,246 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Birds and Other Stories by Daphne du MaurierThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,503 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerCarrie by Stephen  KingFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleySeed by Ania AhlbornInto the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Best Horror Novels
1,987 books — 5,447 voters
All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana UrbanThe Other People by C.J. TudorThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesThe Silence of Bones by June HurThe Herd by Andrea Bartz
Mystery & Thriller 2020
368 books — 570 voters

Spellhacker by M.K. EnglandVampires Never Get Old by Zoraida CórdovaLast Girls by Demetra BrodskyThe Storm of Life by Amy Rose CapettaDevil Darling Spy by Matt Killeen
YA Novels of 2020
825 books — 2,639 voters
Swipe Right for Murder by Derek MilmanBrave Face by Shaun David HutchinsonDeath Prefers Blondes by Caleb RoehrigSong of the Dead by Sarah Glenn MarshKing of Fools by Amanda Foody
2019 YA Books with LGBT Themes
252 books — 716 voters

Inspection by Josh MalermanThe Toll by Cherie PriestHere There Are Monsters by Amelinda BérubéTeeth in the Mist by Dawn KurtagichA Box of Bones by Marina Cohen
Horror Books of 2019
116 books — 64 voters
An Anonymous Girl by Greer HendricksThe Gilded Wolves by Roshani ChokshiLady Smoke by Laura SebastianThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonSlayer by Kiersten White
Most Anticipated Books of 2019
517 books — 623 voters

The Turn of the Key by Ruth WareThe Au Pair by Emma RousAn Anonymous Girl by Greer HendricksLock Every Door by Riley SagerInspection by Josh Malerman
Mystery & Thriller 2019
246 books — 562 voters
Queen of Ruin by Tracy BanghartThe Merciful Crow by Margaret  OwenThe Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson
YA Releases of July, 2019
41 books — 179 voters

Shadow & Flame by Mindee Arnett
YA Releases of June, 2019
47 books — 216 voters
The Raven's Tale by Cat WintersThe Tiger at Midnight by Swati TeerdhalaKing of Fools by Amanda FoodyThe Devouring Gray by C.L. Herman
YA Releases of April, 2019
61 books — 302 voters

Sherwood by Meagan SpoonerOnce & Future by A.R. CapettaBloodleaf by Crystal  SmithGirls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne YoungHeroine by Mindy McGinnis
YA Releases of March, 2019
83 books — 255 voters
Song of the Dead by Sarah Glenn MarshEvermore by Sara  HollandWhite Stag by Kara BarbieriThe Cold Is in Her Bones by Peternelle van ArsdaleDeath Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig
YA Releases of January, 2019
60 books — 362 voters

An Anonymous Girl by Greer HendricksThe Turn of the Key by Ruth WareThe Lonely Dead by April HenryThe Au Pair by Emma RousThe Suspect by Fiona Barton
Mystery Thriller 2019
227 books — 241 voters
Lady Smoke by Laura SebastianEnchantée by Gita TreleaseSong of the Dead by Sarah Glenn MarshHeroine by Mindy McGinnis
YA Novels of 2019
866 books — 3,023 voters

Lady Smoke by Laura SebastianStolen Time by Danielle  RollinsDark of the West by Joanna HathawayWe Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
YA Releases of February, 2019
63 books — 333 voters
Amber & Dusk by Lyra Selene
Best books of November, 2018
27 books — 24 voters

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
The book and movie were equally good
245 books — 187 voters
Evermore by Sara  HollandSherwood by Meagan SpoonerLady Smoke by Laura SebastianThe Gilded Wolves by Roshani ChokshiAn Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks
Can't Wait Books of 2019
1,500 books — 3,365 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,686 voters
The Disasters by M.K. England
2018 YA... in SPACE!
39 books — 94 voters


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